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=Introduction=
In the open source world blogs are one of the main vehicles for general discussions about technical and project issues. One of the main reasons for this is that open source projects are interconnected, and developers working on one project want to follow what is happening in other projects. Users also like to know what is happening behind the scenes with their favourite software. Blogging is a great way to reach new people who share similar interests to you. Sites like http://digg.com, http://slashdot.org, and others facilitate this.
=Blogs in DPS909/OSD600=
You are required to blog '''twice''' per week on things related to the course, your project, your readings, etc. If you haven't blogged before, spend some time reading other people's blogs. You can read the Mozilla blogs on http://planet.mozilla.org.
You are also encouraged to comment on other people's blog posts when you have something to say in reply. Blog comments allow two way communication, and help blog authors understand how their views are being received.
=Posting Guidelines=
Your blog is an integral part of your work in DPS900/OSD600. Blog postings will be made available to other students, faculty, and the general public via your RSS/Atom feeds, and your postings will appear on the [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/~chris.tyler/planet OpenSource@Seneca Planet]. The Planet feed will in turn be picked up and used in a number of very public places, including a crawl on the [http://cs.senecac.on.ca/ CS homepage].
# Create a separate blog for your personal postings.
# Use a feed for the Planet that only includes articles tagged with a certain word or classified into a certain category, and then ensure that articles that do not meet these guidelines are not tagged or classified in such a way that they are picked up in the feed. See [[Open Source@Seneca Planet List]].